UPA Boqueirão
Unidade de Pronto Atendimento (UPA) Boqueirão
Hospital emergency department · Curitiba, Brazil
Can I go now?
Walk in — no appointment needed
Published by Secretaria Municipal da Saúde de Curitiba· 22 Sep 2026Can a visitor use it?
Yes — Brazil's Ministry of Health says foreign tourists can seek care in the public urgent-care network, which includes 24-hour UPA units, and that it is free. The statement is about UPAs in general, not this unit.
Published by Ministério da Saúde (Brazil)· 22 Sep 2026About
A public 24-hour emergency unit in the south of the city that the city health department lists for PEP after consensual sexual exposure every day around the clock, an alternative to UPA Cajuru when the COA is closed.
This clinic doesn’t advertise itself as LGBTQ+ friendly. Most clinics don’t, so this isn’t a sign that it’s unwelcoming. If you’ve been, tell us how you were treated.
Services
Booking, access & languages
Languages: Portuguese
Cost
| Service | Who | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| PEP (after HIV exposure) | Everyone | Free The Ministry of Health says PEP is offered free of charge by the public health system (SUS); start within 72 hours, taken for 28 days. |
Prices are shown in the local currency as stated by the source on the date shown. “Consultation” is often charged separately from tests.
Brazil: good to know
- What visitors pay. Brazil's Ministry of Health says a foreign tourist with a health problem can also seek care in the urgent-care network of the public health system (SUS), including SAMU ambulances on 192 and 24-hour UPA units, and that these services are free. The page does not list any documents a tourist must show.Published by Ministério da Saúde (Brazil)· 22 Sep 2026
- PEP in this country. The Ministry of Health says PEP is offered free of charge by the SUS, must start within 72 hours of the exposure and is taken for 28 days. Curitiba's health department publishes a PEP service list (updated 10 September 2025): for consensual sexual exposure, the COA in the centre (Rua do Rosário, 144, 6th floor) on weekdays 7:00–16:00, the Salgado Filho (weekdays 8:00–16:00) and Santa Felicidade (weekdays 8:00–18:00) specialty centres, and UPA Cajuru and UPA Boqueirão 24 hours every day. Hospital de Clínicas, Hospital Evangélico Mackenzie and Hospital do Trabalhador are listed only for sexual violence.
Emergency number: 192
Sources & last checked
Last checked 22 Sep 2026.
- e1 · Published by Secretaria Municipal da Saúde de Curitiba · 22 Sep 2026 · mid.curitiba.pr.gov.br — City health department's list of PEP services, updated 10 September 2025: 'UPA BOQUEIRÃO: Todos os dias 24 HORAS, Rua Profa. Maria de Assumpção, Boqueirão, 2590, (41) 3217-1259', under PEP after consensual sexual exposure, care within 72 hours.
- e2 · Published by Secretaria Municipal da Saúde de Curitiba · 22 Sep 2026 · mid.curitiba.pr.gov.br — City flowchart for PEP after consensual sexual exposure at UPAs (v.1, February 2026): the UPA provides the initial care, does a rapid HIV test, starts PEP (tenofovir/lamivudine plus dolutegravir for 28 days) and refers the person to a basic health unit for follow-up; other STI care is for the basic health units.
- e3 · Published by Ministério da Saúde (Brazil) · 22 Sep 2026 · www.gov.br — Ministry of Health traveller page: foreign tourists can seek care in the SUS urgent-care network (SAMU 192 and 24-hour UPA units); these services are free.
- e4 · Published by Ministério da Saúde (Brazil) · 22 Sep 2026 · www.gov.br — Ministry of Health PEP page: PEP is offered free of charge by the SUS, must start within 72 hours and is taken for 28 days.
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